Bayview station (Ottawa)

This article is about the O-Train interchange station in Ottawa. For the Toronto subway station, see Bayview station (Toronto).

Bayview
Bayview station entrance to Line 1 eastbound
General information
Coordinates	45°24′34″N 75°43′19″W
Platforms	Side platforms (Line 1) Single platform (Line 2)
Tracks	3 (+1 under construction)
Construction
Parking	No
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Accessible	Yes
History
Opened	October 15, 2001 (Line 2) September 14, 2019 (Line 1)
Rebuilt	2020–2024 (Line 2)
Services
Preceding station OC Transpo Following station Tunney's Pasture Terminus Line 1 Pimisi toward Blair
Future services
Preceding station OC Transpo Following station Terminus Line 2 Reopens 2024 Corso Italia toward Limebank

Bayview is an O-Train interchange station in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, connecting the Confederation Line (Line 1) and Trillium Line (Line 2).

History

The station opened on October 15, 2001. It was built as an infill station between Tunney's Pasture and LeBreton (now Pimisi), with a pair of elevated bus platforms at the western end of Albert Street. Beneath it was the first O-Train station, the northern terminus of the Trillium Line, located on a stub-end track branching off from the railway line. Paved asphalt footpaths connected the two stops on opposite sides of the Transitway and the train platform.

On January 17, 2016, the transitway platforms closed for conversion to light rail, with all buses diverting via Albert Street. The station reopened on September 14, 2019, as an intermediate stop on the first phase of the Confederation Line, making Bayview an important rapid transit transfer point.

On September 16, 2017, the eastbound bus stop of Bayview Station was moved 300m west to facilitate the construction of the Trinity Development at 900 Albert Street.

Platforms and pedestrian bridge at Bayview, built during Stage 2 construction

During the reconstruction of the station, the original Line 2 O-Train station was closed and a new platform was constructed to the north, underneath the Line 1 station.

During the Stage 2 south expansion, the original Line 2 platform was extended to accommodate the longer trains that would be used on the line, and a second platform was added for operational flexibility. A pedestrian bridge was also constructed from east to west over the Line 2 platforms, intended to connect with the future development at 900 Albert.

Location

The station, named for the nearby Bayview Road (now Bayview Station Road), is close to Tom Brown Arena. It is intended as a catalyst for large redevelopment including condos, hotels and the city's future tallest office and residential tower at 900 Albert. Plans also exist for converting a 1940s warehouse into a film studio and build an attached 15 storey "innovation hub".

Layout

The Confederation Line station is an elevated side platform station. A ticket barrier at platform level on the south (eastbound) platform provides access to Albert Street. Under the station, a concourse connects the two platforms with the single Trillium Line platform, and also contains a ticket barrier giving access to a footpath connecting the built-up area south of the station with the greenspace to its north. As part of the Stage 2 Trillium Line expansion, the existing Line 2 platform will be extended to accommodate longer trains. A second track and platform will also be built to the east of the existing tracks.

The station features two artworks: Cascades by Pierre Poussin, a set of two large sculptures located in the greenspace surrounding the station, and As the Crow Flies by Adrian Göllner, a linear sculpture running atop the barrier between the two tracks on the Confederation Line platform level.

Service

See also: OC Transpo routes

The following routes serve Bayview as of October 25, 2023. Bus stops at Bayview are located outside of the O-Train fare-paid zone.

Key
	O-Train
E1	Shuttle Express
R1   R2	O-Train replacement bus routes
98   39	Rapid routes
N75	Night routes
40   11	Frequent routes
55   162	Local routes
284	Connexion routes
405	300s: Shopper routes 400s: Event routes 600s: School routes
Additional info: Line 1: O-Train Confederation Line Route 2: Trillium Line (currently a bus route)   Routes 5 to 99: connect to Line 1 and/or Route 2 Routes 100 to 199: connect to Transitway Routes 200 to 299: Connexion (peak periods only) Routes 301 to 305: Shopper (limited rural service) Routes 404 to 406: Canadian Tire Centre events Routes 450 to 456: Lansdowne Park events Routes 602 to 698: high schools   Route R1: replaces Line 1 when out of service Route R2: alternative name for current Route 2 Routes N39 to N97: night service (replaces Line 1) White backgrounds: service may be limited   Last two digits represent service area: 00s and 10s – Central 20s – Gloucester 30s – Orléans 40s – Ottawa East 50s – Ottawa West 60s – Kanata, Stittsville 70s – Barrhaven 80s – Nepean 90s – South Keys

Stop	Routes
O-Train (west)
O-Train (east)
A (Albert St. West)	R1   2   16   N57   61   N61   63   66   75   N75
B (Albert St. East)	R1   2   16   N57   61   N61   63   66   75   N75

• After the completion of Line 2 construction and revenue service begins, bus routes 11 and 12, as well as new route 13 will serve Bayview

Gallery

• 
  Bayview station in August 2005
• 
  Bayview lower level in March 2020
• 
  Bayview upper level in May 2020
• 
  Cascades by Pierre Poussin near the Trillium Line entrance

External links

Media related to Bayview station at Wikimedia Commons

• OC Transpo station page
• OC Transpo's Bayview area map